Prevail (rapper)
Prevail | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kiley Hendriks |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | Battle Axe Records |
| Website | http://www.xltheband.com/ |
Kiley Hendriks, stage name Prevail, is a Canadian hip hop artist, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prevail started rapping in the early 1990s with Moka Only. They are founding members of the group Swollen Members, which consists primarily of himself and Madchild on vocals. Swollen Members have sold hundreds of thousands of albums and won the Juno Award four times.[1][2] Rough Guide called them "two of the most innovative people in hip-hop",[3]
Aside from Swollen Members, Prevail released a side project entitled Code Name: Scorpion with Abstract Rude and Moka Only in 2001, his first solo EP Baseball Bat and Nails in 2009, and a second solo EP with producer Ol' City Rocker titled Spasefase in 2012. Prevail then started 'Alpha Omega' - a new group teaming up with his nephew Cory Joseph (a.k.a. Neph) - in 2015. The duo released 3 EPs together before joining forces with Rob The Viking and Dr. Liesa Norman to form XL The Band. XL The Band has released dozens of jazz/ hip hop leaning singles since 2019.[4]
Discography
Solo
- Baseball Bat & Nails EP - February 10, 2009
- Spasefase EP - January 10, 2012
Swollen Members
- Balance - September 28, 1999
- Balance: Extra Tracks - November 23, 1999
- Balance Re-Release - May 1, 2001
- Bad Dreams - November 13, 2001
- Monsters in the Closet - November 12, 2002
- Heavy - October 27, 2003
- Heavy Bonus DVD - November 18, 2003
- Black Magic - September 12 2006
- Armed to the Teeth - October 27, 2009
- Dagger Mouth - March 15, 2011
- Beautiful Death Machine - March 19, 2013
- Brand New Day - June 16, 2014
XL the Band
- Opus No. 1 - April 3, 2020
Awards
*All awards won with Swollen Members*
Juno Awards
- 2001 - Best Rap Recording (Balance)[5]
- 2002 - Best Rap Recording (Bad Dreams)[6]
- 2003 - Rap Recording of the Year (Monsters in the Closet)[7]
- 2007 - Rap Recording of the Year (Black Magic)[8]
MuchMusic Video Awards
- 2001 - Best Independent Video - “Lady Venom”[9]
- 2002 - Best Rap Video - "Fuel Injected" (ft. Moka Only)[10]
- 2002 - Best Director - "Fuel Injected" (ft. Moka Only)[11]
- 2002 - VideoFACT Award - "Fuel Injected" (ft. Moka Only)[12]
- 2002 - Best Independent Video - "Fuel Injected" (ft. Moka Only)[13]
- 2002 - Peoples Choice: Favorite Canadian Group[14]
- 2003 - Best Rap Video - "Breathe" (ft. Nelly Furtado)[15]
Western Canadian Music Awards
- 2003 - Outstanding Rap/Hip-Hop Recording (Monsters in the Closet) [16]
- 2003 - Video of the Year - “Breathe” (ft. Nelly Furtado) [17]
- 2004 - Outstanding Rap/Hip-Hop Recording (Heavy) [18]
References
- ^ @HipHopCanada (2002-09-28). "Bad Dreams by Swollen Members is Certified Platinum". HipHopCanada.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Keeping it real". Pique Newsmagazine. 2002-12-06. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ Shapiro, P: The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, page 53. Rough Guides, 2005
- ^ "Swollen Members' Prevail Premieres "Birds" Video with New Collective XL the Band │ Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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- ^ "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "2003 Western Canadian Music Award Artistic Winners". BreakOut West. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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